Dan Hinkley's quest for distinctive plants has led him on expeditions to China, Korea, Nepal, Chile, and remote areas of North America. The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials presents the most fascinating perennials found during Hinkley's treks around the globe, describes the assets each plant brings to the garden, and explains how it is best cultivated and propagated.Illustrated with Hinkley's own splendid photographs as well as those of Lynne Harrison, this new paperback edition

More than 550 woody vines and shrubs native to Florida are covered in this easy-to-use field guide with line drawings and color photos. Useful to professional botanists as well as landscape architects and homeowners.Used Book in Good Condition.

Demonstrates how to frame outdoor living spaces by selecting the best foundation of trees, shrubs, and woody vines.Popular encyclopedia format illustrates features, uses, siting, and care for 250 woody plant species.Detailed how-to instructions for planting, pruning, maintenance, and pest control.Describes how to select woody plants for purpose, site adaptability, ornamental aspects, and care required.Used Book in Good Condition.

This handy handbook, which can be used independently or as a companion to The Trees of Florida and The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida, makes it possible to easily identify all of Florida's native and naturalized woody plants. The text is formatted as a traditional botanical key, offering a series of either/or decisions leading to the precise identification of a plant in hand. Designed primarily for field use and targeted to both amateurs and professionals, the keys are clear, concise,

A primer on trimming trees, shrubs, and vines.Teaches readers when and how to prune to promote flowering, slow plant growth, and repair damage.Tips on enhancing plant shape.Explains different techniques and timing for pruning deciduous trees, evergreens, shrubs, and vines.Walks readers through the steps of pruning hedges and creating specialty shapes.Comprehensive encyclopedia provides detailed pruning instructions for 180 trees, shrubs, and vines..

With this beautiful book at your fingertips, you can select, plant and care for the trees and shrubs that suit the conditions present in your garden:* Detailed listings for 75 different species of trees and shrubs, along with information on more than 850 recommended varieties and cultivars best suited for Minnesota and Wisconsin gardens* Size, shape and growing zone* Notes on the best features of each species or variety* What tree or shrub to select for a specific location* How to plant, prune

The sheer number of choices among Hydrangea species, hybrids, and cultivated varieties can be overwhelming even for the most advanced gardeners. How to choose from among the hundreds of mopheads, climbers, lacecaps, and oakleafs, to name just a few? And how to care for hydrangeas in American gardens, when nearly all the books offering advice about them come from England and Europe? Respected plantsman Michael A. Dirr comes to the rescue in this refreshingly forthright and practical guide to

Shrubs provide the bones of the landscape. They are versatile, useful, and beautiful. They mark boundaries, create barriers, deter animals, frame views, and block eyesores. Shrubs can promote privacy, offer a welcome to guests, or act as a background in a border. As ground covers, they can control erosion or act as an attractive, low-maintenance alternative to lawns. In their all-season versatility, they provide flowers and fragrance, colorful foliage, berries for the birds, and green color in

The fun, expeditionary trek continues - this time through “The Civilized Jungle” Tropical Plants, Facts & Fun (Vol II)”. Once again, in an uncomplicated, simply written and sometimes humorous manner, Tommy introduces us to an array of his “plant pals” all of which flourish in the Clarkson’s spectacular, multi-terraced, tropical plant gardens in Manzanillo, Mexico. As before, his descriptions are such that we all can fast and easily understand their unique “personalities”, in

“Walks any would-be arborist through a veritable dictionary of trees, from abelias to zenobias.” —The New York Times Book Review Pruning is an indispensable part of garden maintenance, but it is also one of the most difficult. Successful pruning requires a thorough knowledge of a plant’s growth and flowering habits. In Essential Pruning Techniques Tony Kirkham—the head of the arboretum and gardens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew—shares his decades of knowledge and expertise and

Rhododendrons & Azaleas profiles over 4,000 varieties of this highly popular and striking plant. Illustrated with 1,100 color photographs, each entry includes a description of the plant and flower color; notes on hardiness, height and spread, and flowering time; advice on cultivation and proven performers; and the name of the parent plants, the raiser, and similar varieties. Practical advice is also given on rhododendrons in the landscape, maintenance and husbandry, pests, diseases, problems

Even beginner gardeners can select plants to create a stunning garden as unique as the Buckeye State with expert help to ensure success!Ohio Getting Started Garden Guide is a plant selection guide, perfect for when you're choosing plants and starting a garden in a climate that can be as challenging as it is beautiful. Choose the right plants and care for them properly with help from an expert. One of the area's most highly respected and experienced plantsman, Denny McKeown, shares his deep

''Hydrangeas have so many winning attributes, it's hard to imagine an easier group of plants to grow, or any other flowering shrubs capable of providing vibrant color for so long a season'' -from the Introduction The large number of hydrangea cultivars developed in recent years has done much to increase their popularity across North America. Gardeners in colder regions, who could not grow these brilliant bloomers, now have many choices available. Today there are new super-hardy, dwarf and

Tuberous begonias are sensational flowers—their abundant blooms capture everyone's heart and eye. This authoritative guide introduces the best varieties and celebrates the great range of colors grown. Written by Jack Larter, who has devoted many years of love and toil to the plants, it covers everything that both novice and veteran need to know to grow blooms for the home, garden, and show bench..

Finally, a hydrangea book for the Northern gardener which answers the age-old question, ''How do I get my hydrangeas to bloom?'' Author Tim Boebel has come up with a proven method for getting blooms on macrophylla and serrata hydrangeas grown in the colder climates. Loaded with full-color photographs, this book details over a hundred cultivars and what they need to explode into bloom in the North..

This guide includes advice on how to control plant shape and growth, improve cropping and flowering and controlling pests and disease. Whatever you’re trying to achieve, whether it be formative shaping of the plant, maintenance, renewal or rejuvenation, choose the best tools available for the job.BBC BOOKS.